First period ponderings

ANAHEIM, Calif. Last off-season, Nashville Coach Barry Trotz retooled his power play. The reasoning had to do with how Nashville’s special teams performed the previous postseason. Chicago won that series with their power play.

Nashville’s first goal? A power play goal of course.

Two to go here in Anaheim. It’s an interesting feeling. No longer do points suffice, or playing to get to overtime. These teams want to win this game. The Ducks are playing an aggressive bruising style on Nashville. You have to wonder if the Predators can sustain this all game — or all series for that matter — and come out on top. It seems like Anaheim believes they can knock Sergei Kostitsyn off his game. He has been the most targeted Predator to this point.